New Zealand cosmetic ingredient regulations
Official group-standard schedules cover prohibited, restricted and positive-list substances.
- Regulator
- Environmental Protection Authority
- Source language
- English
- Coverage version
- Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
What this list is
New Zealand regulates cosmetics as hazardous substances. The rules sit in a group standard issued by the Environmental Protection Authority, not in a cosmetics act, and the schedules read differently as a result.
- 2,913 New Zealand records: 2,166 prohibited, 390 restricted, 357 on a positive list.
- The instrument is the Cosmetic Products Group Standard, made under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act.
- The regulator is the Environmental Protection Authority, not a medicines or food agency.
- Schedules 4 to 8 mirror the EU annex structure closely, which makes the divergences easy to miss.
New Zealand reaches cosmetics through hazardous-substances law. The Cosmetic Products Group Standard, issued under the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act, sets the conditions under which cosmetic products may be imported or manufactured, and the Environmental Protection Authority administers it. There is no separate cosmetics regulator.
In substance the schedules will look familiar: schedules 4 through 8 are laid out much like the EU annexes, with prohibited substances, restricted substances and positive lists for colourants, preservatives and UV filters. That resemblance is the risk. Because the structure matches, it is easy to assume the contents do, and the group standard is amended on its own schedule by its own authority.
The 2,913 records here carry the status the group standard gives them. Where a substance appears as restricted, the limit and conditions are as written in the schedule; where a substance does not appear, no New Zealand entry was resolved for it, which is not the same as a finding that it may be used.
Checked against
Official ingredient records
2913 matching recordsGases (petroleum), fluidised catalytic cracker splitter overheads, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-20-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 588.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 588, source row 612 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), full-range straight-run naphtha dehexaniser off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68513-15-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 547.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 547, source row 571 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), gas concn. reabsorber distn., if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68477-93-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 520.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 520, source row 544 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), gas oil diethanolamine scrubber off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-15-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 601.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 601, source row 625 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), gas oil hydrodesulfurisation effluent, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-16-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 602.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 602, source row 626 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), gas oil hydrodesulfurisation purge, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-17-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 603.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 603, source row 627 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), gas recovery plant depropaniser overheads, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68477-94-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 521.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 521, source row 545 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), heavy distillate hydrotreater desulfurisation stripper off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-04-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 579.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 579, source row 603 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrocracking depropaniser off, hydrocarbon-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68513-16-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 548.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 548, source row 572 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrocracking low-pressure separator, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68783-06-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 566.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 566, source row 590 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrogen absorber off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68477-96-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 523.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 523, source row 547 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrogen-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68477-97-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 524.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 524, source row 548 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrogenator effluent flash drum off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-18-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 604.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 604, source row 628 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrotreated sour kerosine depentaniser stabiliser off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68911-58-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 572.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 572, source row 596 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrotreated sour kerosine flash drum, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68911-59-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 573.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 573, source row 597 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), hydrotreater blend oil recycle, hydrogen-nitrogen-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68477-98-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 525.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 525, source row 549 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), isomerised naphtha fractionator, C4-rich, hydrogen sulfide-free, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68477-99-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 526.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 526, source row 550 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), light steam-cracked, butadiene conc., if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68955-28-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 595.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 595, source row 619 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), light straight run gasoline fractionation stabiliser off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-05-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 580.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 580, source row 604 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), light straight-run naphtha stabiliser off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68513-17-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 549.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 549, source row 573 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), naphtha steam cracking high-pressure residual, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-19-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 605.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 605, source row 629 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), naphtha unifiner desulfurisation stripper off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-06-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 581.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 581, source row 605 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), oil refinery gas distn. off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68527-15-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 555.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 555, source row 579 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), platformer products separator off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68814-90-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 571.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 571, source row 595 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), platformer stabiliser off, light ends fractionation, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-07-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 582.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 582, source row 606 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), preflash tower off, crude distn., if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-08-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 583.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 583, source row 607 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), recycle, hydrogen-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68478-00-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 527.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 527, source row 551 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), refinery blend, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68783-07-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 567.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 567, source row 591 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), refinery, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68814-67-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 570.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 570, source row 594 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), reformer effluent high-pressure flash drum off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68513-18-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 550.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 550, source row 574 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), reformer effluent low-pressure flash drum off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68513-19-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 551.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 551, source row 575 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), reformer make-up, hydrogen-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68478-01-3
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 528.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 528, source row 552 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), reforming hydrotreater make-up, hydrogen-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68478-04-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 531.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 531, source row 555 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), reforming hydrotreater, hydrogen-methane-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68478-03-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 530.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 530, source row 554 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), reforming hydrotreater, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68478-02-4
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 529.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 529, source row 553 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), residue visbreaking off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-20-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 606.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 606, source row 630 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), secondary absorber off, fluidised catalytic cracker overheads fractionator, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68602-84-6
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 560.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 560, source row 584 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), sponge absorber off, fluidised catalytic cracker and gas oil desulfuriser overhead fractionation, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68955-33-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 596.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 596, source row 620 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), steam-cracker C3-rich, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 92045-22-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 607.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 607, source row 631 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), straight-run naphtha catalytic reformer stabiliser overhead, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68955-34-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 597.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 597, source row 621 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), straight-run naphtha catalytic reforming off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-09-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 584.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 584, source row 608 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), straight-run stabiliser off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-10-8
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 585.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 585, source row 609 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), tar stripper off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-11-9
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 586.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 586, source row 610 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), thermal cracking distn., if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68478-05-7
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 532.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 532, source row 556 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Gases (petroleum), unifiner stripper off, if they contain > 0.1% w/w butadiene
CAS 68919-12-0
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 587.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 587, source row 611 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Geraniol (2,6-octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)-)
CAS 106-24-1 · EC 203-377-1
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 5, reference 78.
Conditions: Other limitations: The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Schedule 1, condition 1(2) when its concentration exceeds: 0.001% in leave-on products 0.01% in rinse-off products
Source:Schedule 5, reference 78, source row 106 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Glass microfibres of representative composition
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1633.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1633, source row 2124 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Glucocorticoids (corticosteroids)
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 300.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 300, source row 311 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Glufosinate ammonium (ISO) (ammonium 2-amino-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butyrate)
CAS 77182-82-2
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 4, reference 1411.
Source:Schedule 4, reference 1411, source row 1518 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Glutaraldehyde (pentane-1,5-dial, glutaral)
CAS 111-30-8 · EC 203-856-5
New Zealand Cosmetic Products Group Standard Schedule 7, reference 48.
Conditions: Maximum concentration: 0.1% · Other limitations: Not to be used in aerosols (sprays) · Warnings: Contains glutaraldehyde
Source:Schedule 7, reference 48, source row 124 · version effective-2026-01-01 · effective Jan. 1, 2026 · source checked 2026-08-30
Market coverage contract
Complete schedules dataset- Included scope
- Schedules 4–8: prohibited, restricted, colourant, preservative and UV-filter entries.
- If no match is found
- The searchable spreadsheet is an aid; the legal Group Standard and incorporated notices remain authoritative.
Complete verification checklist
- Search exact identity across Schedules 4–8.
- Apply use, concentration and warning conditions.
- Check hazardous-substance classification and Group Standard scope.
- Confirm the latest legal instrument, not only the spreadsheet.
Official sources and legal role
New Zealand cosmetic product schedules 4–8
Prohibited and restricted substances, permitted colorants, preservatives and UV filters
Legal meaning: Official EPA group standard schedules; current market-specific rule source
Available language: English
What this market page can answer
Source and authority
Identify the official material and the regulator responsible for it: Environmental Protection Authority.
Language and scope
See whether usable English or bilingual material exists and what the mapped source actually covers. Current source language: English.
Evidence status
Browse ingredient-level records imported from official sources. Each row states whether it passed deterministic source checks or human editorial review.
How to verify an ingredient for this market
- Search the ingredient by INCI name, CAS number or EC number and record the exact identity.
- Open each official source above and check the current version, product scope, concentration limits and required warnings.
- Confirm effective dates and whether an English text is official, reviewed or only contextual.
- Treat a missing local match as unknown, never as permission or a safety conclusion.